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The Runway, Perimeter Track & Hardstand remnants.
| The Perimeter Track on The Eastern Side |
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Not seen often on any of the old Essex USAAF airfields, the full width perimeter track or taxyway
on the eastern side of Willingale.
From their hardstands, the aircraft would taxy around this track to the runway in use
on the day.
| One Of The Last Remaining Hardstands |
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| Picket Point |
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Aircraft Hardstand, each aircraft had its own area where it was fuelled, armed and serviced. Groundcrew
would build themselves shelters from discarded bomb crates and practically live with the aircraft.
A picket point, this is where an aircraft would be secured against adverse weather conditions while
parked. Pictured on one of the remaining hardstands.
| Runway Lighting Housing |
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Runway lighting was of the DREM system. The arrow cast into the housing of this contact lighting
unit showed the direction the lamp had to be installed in. The lighting was laid out at the edges, centreline and on
the taxyways. Showing different colours for visual aid on landing , take off and general aircraft movements on the ground.
| Runway remnants |
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The only full width piece of runway left at Willingale is this section. The other parts left are
only about 12 feet wide. It gives some idea as to the width of the runways laid down here.
| Where Two Runways Crossed |
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The above image shows where two runways crossed each other, the ridge of concrete visible in the
centre of the image shows the course of the missing runway No3.
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